what is it going to put our safety at risk because bp is donating the money to uc berkeley? >> bp is trying to look like a green corporation. i am tired of lies. i am tired of people like the university of california selling its soul for money to do reseven. >> reporter: u c funding from sacramento has dwindled in recent years and because of that, a couple of uc berkeley graduate students we ran into say why not, go forward and tap into the well of a company filled with money when education and research are on the line? >> that's a situation. research needs to go on. if bp it willing to offer the funds, we'll take it. >> we don't understand why people would have issues with bp with all the recent events but it's necessary for research to progress if california is going to remain the center of innovation. >>> one of the bigger proponents of this research facility is the governor of california, arnold schwarzenegger. >>> san ramon-based company. the number it is also beat analysts expectations. when it comes to the situation in the gulf of mexico, chevrolet's vice chairman say

on saturday, three uc berkeley graduates would have spent an entire year locked up in an iranian prison. today their mothers are making another more insistent plea for their release. they appeared on cnn. and mary's mother nora says it's unbelievable they are still being held. >> there's no crime committed by these three. there's no reason to hold them. there never has been a reason to hold them. we know it's totally political. we know they are being used for political gain and we want this to end right away. it's long enough. >> it was july 31st last year when iranian police arrested sarah shord. iran accused them of spying. on mornings on 2, a friend of sarah shord says they never imagined this would go on for so long. >> we figured that you know they would be detained, they would figure out that our friends phept no harm to iran, did not intend to enter iran and they would be released -- our friends meant no harm to iran. >> sarah's friends and family are particularly concerned about sarah because she's kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours of the day. and she has medical conditi

up next a somber milestone for three uc berkeley graduates who are detained still in iran. we will tell you how family and friends plan to show their support this weekend for the three -- [ inaudible ] ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: good morning. i am alison burns in washington, d.c. where the white house has just issued an urgent appeal to wicki leak. i will have details coming up. [ inaudible ] ♪ [ music ] >>> we are looking live at another out of control wild fire burning in southern california at this hour. this is near palmdale. now firefighters have been waiting for first light so you can see the sun is coming up. that is important because this is when the air attack on those flames are going to get underway. this fire has forced the evacuation of about 2000 homes near this area. at last word it was zero percent cointaned, officials say homes have been lost and flames are burning near a transmitter tower and that is certainly causing a lot of concern. this all started yesterday afternoon around 2:30 and it has charred about 4500 acres. you can see the burn area on your scre

this is 13 fires overnight all within a couple blocks of the uc- berkeley campus.e extinguishers we tried to put it out sole we call the police after that. >> his friend scooter was destroyed in the fire which was dangerously close to propane tanks. propane berkeley please what does worry these arson fire can cause serious damage if they continue. >> into the case is the recycling bins were against the building in the building started to get charged with the response from the police department of fire debris was so quick that it was not able to a white the structure. >> and berkeley dave kron 4 news ihw6c2m$k@t6"@cael< mqb,!ry a lt tam cam the fog rolling it over the hills. if you can see breaking up as it was down as low that's what it tends to do that's why sunday in the end of fog along the coast. if the fog will push for inland valley the old through the evening. will see tomorrow morning dance fog and drizzle. 70 and the be closer the coast line and already scaling back. will see overcast conditions in the coast into the afternoon close the sunny elsewhere and

. >>> investigators say an arsonist is targeting the uc berkeley area. over the past 12 hours, three areas were torched which brings the total number to nine. claudine wong has been talking to police and has the latest. >> reporter: there are a lot of similarities with all of these fires. most of them involve trash cans like the one that used to be sitting out here in front of sam's market. most happened in the overnight hours all or near cal campus. the string of fires started friday. now, i did talk with a berkeley police officer out here this morning who was on the seen of this most recent fire t was a cash tran set on fire outside of sam's market. that officer told me this fire was called in about 3:50 this morning and had no damage to the nearby building. the flames were called in by a cal student walking by. >> i didn't see anyone at l, no. and it was -- the flames hadn't even come over the sides of the bin yet. so it had to have been a really fresh fire. >> reporter: so you called 911? >> i called 911 very quickly. >> reporter: now, just after mid

firefighters are investigating three suspicious fires near the uc berkeley campus since last night. they want to know if they are linked to a string of earlier arsons in that same area that began on friday. most involve trash cans and there is very little damage. >>> the government says the oil now seeping into the gulf of mexico from bp's ruptured oil well is insignificant. the cap on that aisle well remains shut for now. >>> president obama is pushing the u.s. senate to approve an extension to unemployment benefits and today it appears democrats will be able to overcome a republican filibuster and get that measure passed. police just released new information about their investigation into some overnight car fires. let's get right to kraig debro, what have you been able to find out? >> reporter: i just talked to police and what i have learned is they still believe pot are suspicious but they are also saying now that both vehicles are stolen, which is a good indication that it is not connected to any of these other fires we had in this area since october 31st. fire crews got the sec

a building housing energy bio sciences institute at uc berkeley. the project funded with $500 million from bp. >> we asked the public given what bp has done to the gulf of mexico why should it be trusted with science at the university of california? >> the disaster in the gulf is only strengthened our conviction. >> the spokesman says the massive spill illustrates the need for a research institute with a primary focus of finding alternatives to petroleum-based fuel autos the research goal is developing new forms of carbon neutral energy that will minimize or eliminate need to drill for oil in environmentally or politically sensitive regions of the world. >> these institution bottom line is not profit. >> the partnership has been hotly debated since inception three years ago. when some faculty worried corporate goals would be put head of freedom autos the research is designed by our faculty accord owing to our interests. we call the shots. >> and says the money uc gets from bp is relatively small. this year, receiving $724 million in dollars. about

. >> it is in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the strikes at uc-berkeley of the study of ethnic studies. it is a celebration of that history, as well as some of the other items. >> what led to this multidisciplinary collaboration? >> i am from san francisco, and from the 1960's on, that is the aesthetics. the poets, working with the musicians, dancers, the waitresses, the jazz club, actors, whatever. the idea is we are all a community and we share this common story. >> did you reach out to the dancers? how did it come together? did they come to you? >> the choreographer and dancer actually was a student of mine and residency in cameron house and chinatown. i developed a friendship with her over many years, and also with the spoken word artists. i met him at a benefit at one of the benefits in chinatown. it is part of that ongoing really rich relationship building that happens in our arts community. >> i got a chance to hear a little bit of your performance, and i am a big fan of john coltrane, and you play a phenomenal sax. can you tell me a little about your musical influences.

he left cbs to teach at uc berkeley and joined cnn the year before it went on the air. in recent years, he worked on the radio. a spokeswoman said he died at the hospital after a short illness. >>> today, we learned the identities of the six people who were killed in the bus crash in fresno. the authorities are saying that the three women died after the suv flipped. a bus ran into them and the bus ran down an embankment, hitting a tree. the bus driver who had driven for greyhound for 33 years was killed. two ladies from mexico on their way to visit relatives were killed as well. >>> people who appreciate the beauty of the park are shocked over the vandalism. 14 young elm trees and one mature sycamore were sawed down. >> i think it's absolutely dispickable. this park is a gem in san francisco. someone cutting it down the disrespectful. >>> in all, 44 trees have been destroyed while others have been uprooted at the base which can kill the tree. park officials say they have no suspects or motives. >>> a teenager from stock ton has been charged with vandalizing a ride. he d

. >>> the mothers of four uc berkeley graduates are have new hope tonight after an iranian was released and sent home to tehran today. >>> oakland police released more than a dozen photos today of their most wanted looters. police are asking for help of those raiding business in downtown oakland the night the mehserle verdict was announced. >> reporter: it's been weeks now, this sears department now on broadway is still boarded up. but today oakland police released photographs of some of the people they say were involved in the vandalism and the looting. oakland police say the images were captured by camera phones, police and store surveillance equipment. police are asking the public to help identify people on the videos. >> the photographs are very clear of individuals that were involved in this, i know citizens of oakland are very upset about what happened in their city about having outside people come in and break into businesses. >> reporter: police say with 80 police officers laid off this week, oakland needs strong communities to help combat crimes. >> we understand that we have t

coming up on the morning news three uc berkeley hikers are getting ready to mark a somber university in captivity. >> also the november ballot just got longer for oakland voters. we will tell you what the school board decided late last night. >> reporter: good morning. i am alison burns in washington, d.c. coming up i will show you why the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says those involved in the wicki leak case could have blood on their hands. >> good morning. traffic in san rafael has been very nice as you drive down to the middle of 580 and san rafael area. we will tell you more coming up. [trumpet playing "reveille" throughou reviving the economy means reinventing the way we do business. here's to the owners showing us the way. [trumpet playing "reveille" fades to silence >>> three u.s. troops died in afghanistan, making that the deadliest month for u.s. forces in the war. nato says the three latest casualties died in two separate blasts. in southern afghanistan. commanders had previously warned the number of deaths could increase as the military ramps up its war on the ta

see some ideas i gummer told about >> the christian and science monitor reports say six weeks ago uc-berkeley engineering professor who has a call from an anonymous, and you have is that idea on how to stop the leak. he is provided with sketches of the contain a cap that was improved upon some of the initial scalps design flaws degree in the sketches were passed on to the coast guard enter group that is evaluating here is video from earlier in the week from the kneecapping installed. the christian science monitor report says when they sell the new cabin operation he thought it looked quite similar to the design he had received from the end of its slumber. bp officials say there is no way to find out if any of the plumbers ideas forces actually use or if they were the same ideas were already under consideration. >> now that we do not cut the identity of the plumber and he does not either. it is pretty amazing as they play a part of the fix. >> apple ceo steve jobs say he is sorry. he addressed complaints about the reception and dropped called on the new of four. they have more on that and now

. >>> tomorrow marks one year since three uc-berkeley alumni were arrested in iran. eddie bauer, sarah shourd and josh fattal remain in prison there but still have not been tried or even formally charged. the iranian government accuses them of being spies. the hikers' families say they were in iraq and accidentally crossed the border into iran. tomorrow more than 20 free the hiker rallies are planned across the country including one in the bay area. it is set for noon at the 16th street bart station in san francisco. >>> concord police searching for suspects after a woman told officers two men tried to kidnap her. the men were in a white car described as a four-door honda sink with a black rear bumper. the car had a red temporary registration sticker on the rear window. the woman said she was walking along sunshine drive yesterday morning when the passenger ordered her into the car. when she refused, he grabbed her arm. she said he let go after she punched him in the face. >>> firefighting presence, choppers, they are getting back into the air this morning to stop a

. >>> new this morning, we have details on a bp protest on the uc berkeley campus. bp sponsors an energy bioscience lab on campus. 350 researchers work there to cop vert plants into fuel. community members, scientist and others will voice their outrage over the gulf disaster outside the lab tonight at 5:30. >>> today is day 102 in the gulf oil disaster, in the deepwater horizon oil rig. they are crucial for permanently sealing the broken well. crews are on track to finish the so-called static kill operation by next week. once with the rig is fixed and less oil in the water, the mission will shift to long-term recovery. that means less work for the skimming vessels on an economic lifeline for out-of-work fishermen. >> we need to adjust the vessels opportunity, all the resources to what the requirement is. >> the incident commander say these may still use local fishing boats to put up sensors to monitor the oil. >>> six opponents of california's open primary law are now suing the state. at the heart of the issue is whether voters can write in a candidate's name on a g

now to the desk. >> topping our news more suspicious fires near the uc berkeley campus this morning.atest one happened two hours ago. claudine wong just received new information and she will have a live report up next. >> plus will ac transit service be disrupted again today? we will have the latest on the contract dispute with angry bus drivers. >> low clouds and fog back in full force this morning. current oakland mid-50s. we have been advertising a cooling trend it looks like it is on track. your forecast coming up.

new details on a bp protest in the uc berkeley campus. bp sponsors an energy bioscience lab on campus. 350 researchers work there to cop vert plants into fuel. community members, scientist and others will voice their outrage over the gulf disaster outside the lab tonight at 5:30. >>> today is day 102 in the gulf oil disaster, in the deepwater horizon oil rig. these days are crucial for permanently sealing the broken well. crews are on track to finish the so-called static kill operation by next week. once with the rig is fixed and less oil is in the water, the mission will shift to long-term recovery. that means less work for the skimming vessels, which have been an economic lifeline for out-of-work fishermen. >> we need to adjust the vessels opportunity, all the resources to what the requirement is. >> the incident commander says they may still use local fishing boats to put out sensors to monitor the oil. >>> gas station own wers bp or arco want to change their name. >> drivers are deliberately avoiding these gas station, bp gas stations

. >>> tomorrow marks one year since three uc-berkeley alumni were arrested in iran. shane bauer, ar ra shourd and josh fattal are there and not charged. the iranian government accuses them of being spies. the hikers' families say they were in iraq and accidentally crossed the border into iran. tomorrow more than 20 free the hiker rallies are planned across the country including one in the bay area. it is set for noon at the 16th street bart station in san francisco. >>> palo alto police have released a sketch of a man believed to be teaming up with a young boy toburgle homes. investigators say the man wades in a car outside while the boy about 10 years old enters the home. the boy appears to be connected to three incidents this month. the boy is described as 5 feet tall, 100 pounds, long brown hair. so far the only thing known to be stolen is a skateboard. the other two cases, the child ran off when he was spotted. >>> concord police searching for suspects after a woman told officers two men tried to kidnap her. the men were in a white car described as a four-door ho

in berkeley overnight, firefighters put out a suspicious fire next to a uc student dormitory.appened just before midnight on the west side of the herman hall. firefighters say a pile of wood debris between a dumpster, parked van and retaining wall was put on fire. it was quickly put out. no one was hurt. the incident is still being investigated. >>> a new report by the "san jose mercury news" shows many schools in san jose have either outdated fire alarms or ones that do not provide enough protection. the newspaper conducted their investigation after an arson on july 5th that destroyed trace elementary school. the report found that less than half the district schools have systems that send alerts off campus. it also found most schools lack a sprinkler system and only a few schools have smoke detectors in all classrooms. >>> 7:14. there is a newly-released report that came out today that shows government-intelligent gathering has grown so big, no one really knows what it costs or how many people are involved in it. "the washington post" says there are now more than 1200 governm

this is one of three small fires that were set overnight the other to win their homes close to the uc-berkeleys burned up a scooter that was parked behind a home that brings the total to 13 fires that up and sent the area since the july. berkeley police are searching for the suspects. >> we believe there is someone who's committing arson they're 're very concerned if this continues and it's possible that the structure could get involved. in two of the cases the recycle bin story instead building the building started to get charged but the response from the police department and fired a car was so quick that was not able to ignite the structure. >> and of the fires taking place in the city berkeley the other three were thin the boundaries of the berkeley campus. i 10 year-old girl was seriously 5tnúyp/ífbk with a knife this morning. this happened on parkland according conquered what appears to be an attempted murder-suicide. the girl told police that a 39 year- old mother will grow up with a knife in hand the girl struggled with her mother was able to break free. the mother then killed herself

. >> in kirkland of the other residents that's less of a block away from the uc-berkeley campus whereis bird of scooter is left over from fire that was set on monday night. this is one of three fires that was that over night. this is picture from a surveillance camera outside of the market on telegraph avenue that showed two suspects igniting a fire in a garbagexon gá5js> watching wall street and the market closed moderately up today the dow up 75 the nasdaq up 24 and it's a nail biting a week for investors. major corporations are announcing their quarterly profits. late this afternoon the bay area tech giant had some encouraging news. >> apple blew the doors of quarterly net income rising 78% from last year thanks to the new i pad and fourth generation i phone. here the figures net quarterly, three and a quarter billion dollars. that's $3.51 per share. from april through june apples of an average of 1 million bypass a mont

shore taught at uc berkeley before helping to launch cnn and for the past 25 years he worked as an annalist on national public radio. daniel shore was 93 years old. >>> general electric announced they're racing their quarterly dividend for the first time since last year. they say they'll pay shareholders 12 cents a share in october. the company slashed their quarterly dividend to 10 cent inside february of 2009 because it's lending arm ge credit was hit hard during the melt down. the widely held company has more than 10 boil shares outstanding. >>> that news along with optimism keyed a rally on wall street. the dow ended with a triple-digit gain and nasdaq rose 23 points. >>> ford announced they had their best sales quarters in six years. in general autosales are bouncing back solidly since last year, their lowest year ever. jim takes a closer look at how auto sales might impact the overall economy. >> statewide new car sales incrd 23% in the first six months of this year when compared to the first half of 2009. some might say the figures have nowhere to go except up. >> the consumers their

tomorrow in san francisco and other cities around the world to protest the imprisonment of three uc berkeley graduates in iran. >> we think it's going to take an outcry from millions of the people, putting pressure on our government, putting pressure on the iranian government. however they can do this to get these kids out. the situation is deplorable. >> reporter: sarah shord, josh patale and shane bower were arrested while hiking along the iranian border. the iranian government says the three were spying. >>> new information is coming in tonight on the so called crown fire northeast of the los angeles which continues to burn out of control this evening. that fire has burned 20 square miles, this afternoon the flames jumped the california aquaduct. within the past hour, governor arnold schwarzenegger said from the command postthere that the fire is now threatening 2,000 structures and that 300 homes have been evacuated. four homes have also been destroyed. calfire is using its huge dc10 jet along with four air tankers and six helicopter to carry out continuous air drops to control lines tha

. >>> two more arson fires over a week after -- a strike of nine recent fires in the uc berkeley campus. those fires were on telegraph avenue. last tuesday, police arrested a 25-year-old man who is sitting in jail, but detectives have not ruled out the possibility that there were other suspects or that these most recent fires could be copy cat crime said. >>> about to 40 homes destroyed by a 500-plus acre wildfire in the desert tonight. tonight, schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency. the small down of old west ranch was evacuated. and an eight conveyor mile mile in the national forest burned homes and forced evacuations of a camp. wind and lightning strikes are big problems for the fire cruise. >>> cool temperatures going to be sticking around for a couple of more days, but a slight warmup into the weekend. a full forecast coming up unjust a few -- coming up in just a few minutes. [ male announcer ] whoa, the new ultimate turkey & bacon avocado. get ready for the ride of your life. wipeout in waves of tender turkey and crispy bacon. gaze upon the rad rainbow of voluminous veggies

looking for the public's help in finding out who is responsible for 13 arson fires all or on near the uc berkeley campus. the most recent one was this morning on telegraph avenue. the first fire was set friday morning in several trash cans. saturday, another trash can fire on parker street. then sunday morning, a port-a-potty was set on fire, anyone be information should call the berkeley police. >>> whooping cough is to blame for the death of another california child. the baby died in los angeles bringing the number of deaths to six, so far. the california department of public health confirmed nearly 1,500 cases have occurred statewide. another possible 700 cases are being investigated. here in the bay area, there's 441 confirmed incidents. marin county has the highest number statewide with 195 cases. whooping cough is highly contagious and the best way to protect your and your family is to get vaccinated. the stayed health department just broadened its recommendations. the list includes anyone 7 and younger who is not yet fully immunized, pregnant women and other people who have contact with pr

researchers at the uc berkeley school of public health say that about 90% of california daycare centers have pest problems. nearly half of them use potentially harmful pest sides to deal with the problem. 24% of those say they've never told parents about the pest sides and 35% say they did not post warning signs. state law allows daycare centers to uss pesticides but they are requires to tell the state and parents how much they use and how pfrequently. >>> oakland police nab the suspect. today police revealed surveillance video record aid few feet from the crime scene that clearly shows a young man and woman who detectives believes may be responsible. tracy grant is live to show us the video. tracy? >> reporter: lisa, the surveillance video came from this area right behind me and it shows a good portion of webster street. in the minutes right before this shooting took place. oakland police want you to take a very good look at this video. they need help trying to figure out who these people are. >> this side of the street they're walking on is the same side of the street the victim's veh

. >> and tomorrow works -- -marks a one-year anniversary since three uc berkeley graduates were detained. this morning their mothers were join bid 60 protesters in new york. and the three were arrested while hiking along the iraq-iran border they have been accused of spy bug never have been charged nchl may, their mothers were allowed to travel to iran to visit them but they haven't heard from them since. the moms say they've put their lives on hold trying to free their kids and keeping pressure on the ire yawnin government you know we don't want to go back unless we're going back to pick up our kids thoints it's way past time. way overdue there. is no reason to hold them anymore. we're calling on the government of iran to let them go, immediately. >> rallies for the hikers being held in several cities over next few days including san francisco. president obama called for their release today issuing a statement saying that he wants to make it perfectly clear that sarah, shane and josh have never worked for the u.s. government and that they're open-minded and add convenient truss young pe

. >> good evening, protestors angry with bp about the gulf oil spill at uc berkeley tonight. >> demonstratingen uc and bp to build a new research site. abc 7 joins us now. this is part of a nationwide protest. >> that is right this, is one of many going on around country tonight and has two to remind people that the leak in the gulf has been capped damage and they

. >>> also tonight activists called on uc berkeley to rethink a research partnership with b.p. the protestors unhappy with b.p.'s response to the gulf oil spill gathered in front of a construction site where cal is building a facility for the new energy bioscience institute. three years ago b.p. donated some $500 million to help create it. >> we are calling on people to step back out there and demand in the wake of the gulf disaster, the university be called on to look at that contract again and realize that everything that is going to go on at the b.p. facility is contrary to the interest. >> well, this was one of 100 rallies held across the country tonight where protestors called on b.p. and the federal government to do a better job with the oil spill. >>> an oakland nurse safe tonight after an armed gunman took her hostage. the suspect barged into the emergency room of children's hospital in oakland shortly after 3:00 a.m. this morning. cartrell broadnax held the employee for three minutes then put the gun down when police arrived. nobody was hurt. police say the man is a tr

. >>> tomorrow three former uc- berkeley students will mark one year in custody in iraq.ranian police arrested shane bauer, sarah shourd and josh fattal while they were hiking last year. iran accuses them for spying for the u.s. but they haven't been tried or charged. their mothers appeared today on the "cbs early show." they want to get their kids out of iran before sarah's birthday next month. >> sarah has been in jail for her 31st birthday. we don't need her in jail for her 32nd birthday. >> we want people to raise their voices around the world. >> the three mothers also led a rally outside an iranian mission in new york today. it's one of more than 20 "free the hiker "rallies that will be held, including a noontime demonstration tomorrow at 16th street bart station. >>> bus riders are fed up. >> it came like 30 minutes late this morning. i was late to work. >> what the bus schedules look like for the weekend. >>> and stop shying away, ladies, from showing off your legs. the treatment that can make vericose veins instantly disappear. >>> and it's what's inside that cou

three uc berkeley grads have spent a whole year locked up in an iranian prison. their mothers are making a new plea to try to get them free. it was july 31st, 2009 when police arrested them near the iraq border. iran accused them of spying. the u.s. state department denies it. we will be talking live to a friend of one of the detainees. that is coming up here on mornings on 2. >>> it haps been the deadliest month ever for u.s. troops in afghanistan. there is more tragic news this morning. >> in the meantime the fbi is helping to track down whoever was responsible for leaking 90,000 pages of classified afghan war documents. >>> also, something happening in sacramento is directly affecting many students hoping to attend college in san jose. >>> in overnight news, three u.s. troops died in explosions in afghanistan making it the deadliest month for american forces in the nine-year war. 63 american service people died during july and alternate says the three latest casualties died in two separate blasts in afghanistan. commanders had previously warned the number of d

. >> so f ucla, uc berkeley, santa clar university and others. >> reporter: and they are waiting to hearrom some of the private ones. >> stanford, brown, and others >> reporter: tuition will be possible thanks to the jack kent cook undergraduate transfer scholarsh. >> it's prestigious, the richest scholarip for community college students. you can only nomate two students a year. so the fact that we nominated two students and we won both of them is tremendous. >> reporter: and only 50 students from across the nation end of getting one of these scholarships. the recipients are awardedp to $30,000 a year to finish college. they've already agreed to attend e same university regardless of who gs in and who doen't. >> we'll go to berkeley. >> repoer: tough call. both say they will sta in the u.s. even after reaching teir goals. in redwood city, abc 7 news. >> congratulations are in order. if you want more infortion on the stories on our program today,o to our web site, abc ab7 news.com and look under the news links on the left si for "assignment 7". that's all for this edition of "aignment 7".

. >> reporter: uc-berkeley bob jacobsen says it's all about physics.tched knuckleball doesn't spin. with no spin, just air friction on the seams changes the ball's movement unpredictably. >> half an inch is more than enough to ruin a batter's day. >> reporter: the guys batting against her -- >> they turn around like, i can't believe i missed it. >> reporter: why doesn't everyone throw the knuckleball? >> because it's not that easy. >> reporter: tim wakefield is the knuckleball ace in boston. eri yoshida knew exactly what she wanted to do when she saw wakefield on tv in japan throw his knuckleball pitch. >> i was mesmerized by it. >> reporter: when the two met, wakefield gave her some tips. >> for her to carry the torch for our little fraternity of knuckleballers is amazing. >> reporter: eri may not get them out but she sure does bring them in, filling the stands in a way that hasn't always happened here in chico. even baseball's hall of fame came to collect her jersey from her first game, a milestone for the few women who have ever challenged men at th

. >>> tonight activists unhappy with the response to the gulf oil spill called on uc berkeley to rethink a research partnership with bp. a small group of protesters gathered in front of a construction site where the school is building a facility for the new energy bio science institute. protesters want the school to rethink the project because three years ago bp donated $500 million to help create it. >>> and a bit of south bay history -- or south bay became history tonight. demolition began today on terminal c at the san jose airport. the site will become a parking area for the new terminal b. and it should be finished by next spring. >>> i saw my wife it didn't work out. see what we can do. >>> rookie firefighters sent packing today. why san jose says it cannot afford to keep them. >>> a wild fire still raging out of control tonight. what is being threatened this hour now that the flames have jumped an act an aqua duct. >>> testing side by side. what the testers found for a best beer might surprise you. >>> no sizzle, but there will be some drizzle. the areas that will not see the suns

was one of three small fires that were sent over nine the other two were near homes close to the uc-berkeleys one of the fires burned a scooter and that brings the total to 13 fires now that have been set in this area since july 15th berkeley police are searching for the arsonist. >> we believe there is someone who is committing arson their suspicious fires appeared we are concerned this continuous and it's possible that the structure could get involved to of the cases it was against a building in the building was charged but the response from the please determine and fired a from was so quick it was not able to ignite the structure. >> 10 of the fires have taken place in berkeley the other three were within berkeley campus. >> a flight headed from d.c. to l.a. hit bad turbulence 30 people were injured one of uncritically they were diverted to the airport. medical personnel waiting for the flight to land 26 passengers and four crewmembers were injured one of limited critical condition this morning they ultimately did make it to look alike. >> the number of police officers to of died in a lin

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>>> a nationwide day of protest against bp brought demonstrators to uc berkeley tonight. they were joined between the university and the oil giant. abc7's lilian kim joins us from berkeley. lilian? >> cheryl, we are at a construction site funded by bp. and that's what brought demonstrators here tonight. they wasted no time protesting the literature and parapho -- the paraphernalia around the fence. >> it is a mixture of chocolate and maple syrup but it helps make their point. >> this is what they are doing, and it is not biodegradable. >> they called for a hundred action in the country. >> protesters gathered to, ma the 100th day since a rig explosion killed 11 workers and sent workers to the gulf of mexico. the clean up continues. as much as 184 million gallons of oil is estimated to have spilled into the gulf. >> the impact of oil in the environment don't just disappear when you cap the well. >> this is one of many protests going on in the country. but they also took issue with the relationship in bp. this is where workers are putting up a new building that will house t

later monday night this uc-berkeley student was at a friend's apartment when the notice of flames of side, >> we've sought some flames during up. so we came down here with the fire singer shares retreated without but we just call the police after that. his friends scooter was destroyed in the fire which is dangerously close to for paintings. they're worried that these are some fires could cause some serious damage if they continue. >> to the case is the recycling business of were against a building the building started to get charged but the response from a police permit, fired from a was so quick that it was not able to ignite the structure. >> we also have new details on the fight to stop piccinni from installing smarm meters the marine board of supervisors agreed yesterday that it wants the moratorium on those meters. as kron4 explains of the county has to wait to see a public utilities commission will grant that the late. >> speaker after speaker speaker people have a lot of issues after a few genes are the leaders from health concerns my meter happens to be rain next to the head